Polish for woodwork and method of preparing the same.



- method of preparing the polish.

' nary powdered pumicejs reduced to an ab;

together in a third receptacle such as a stock I eras arena oion.

:roHN BENJAMIN HANCOCK, or BUDA, Texas.-

POLISH FO R WOODWORK AND METHOD 0E PREPARING THE SAME,

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T 0 all whom. it'may concern:

. siding at Buda, in the county of Hays and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Polish for Woodwork and Methods of Preparing the Same, of which the following is a specification.

M v invention relates to a compound or mixture providing a polish for varnished woodwork, especially the varnished woodwork of furniture, that will effectively cleanse the same by removing spots and foreign matter-therefrom and at the same time will produce a lustrous and glossy finish thereon.

- The invention further relates to the The polish is composed of the substances given in the follow- Flour of pumice 3% ozi by weight.

Water (rain) 42 oz. by measure." Whitesof eggs 14; oz. by measure. Spirits of turpentine -1 6?; oz. bymeasure. Gum camphor 1%; oz.'by weight. Oil of cassia 1 5-02. by weight. Oil of cloves 15oz. by weight. Oil of sassafras %oz. by weight. Oil of rosemary %'oz. by weight. Oil of citronella l oz.=by weight. Petroleum oil (light and ;thin)" 12 oz.by measures ethylated spirits 28 oz; by measure. Inthe preparation of the mixture ordisolute flour as by grinding or triturating thesame by means of a pestle and mortar and then mixed with three or four ounces of the rain water in a suitable receptacle and shaken 'so that the substances will thoroughly mix. Then a separate or second receptacle or"conta 'mer, is poured the spirits of I turpentine -and then added the gum cam phor which is allowed to thoroughly dissolve in the spirits of turpentine. Thereupon the essential oils are added which should previously be mixed and shaken-well bottle. Such essential oils comprise oil of cassia, oil of cloves, oil of Sassafras, oil of rosemary, and oil of citronella. Thismixture of essential oils is then thoroughly mixed as by shaking the same andthen is added the petroleumoil. The latter mix- Specification of Letters Patent. Patemtgdl Sept, 114 1915 Application filed January 22,1913. Serial No. 743,631.

or receptacle containing the mixture is corkedand .set aside. In 'the meantime the whites of eggs are added to the remainder of the rain Water in a separate or fourth -vessel, and the mixture of these ingredients thoroughly stirred and afterward strained and squeezed as through apiece of cloth several times so that the albumen is separated from the membrane or fibrous substance of the egg. After the preparation of the foregoing-mixture of water and whites of eggs, the same is added to the mixture of water and pumice flour; any foam which may form upon the mixtures through beating. stirringrand straining being first removed, then the compound mixtures thoroughly shaken so as to mix the pumice flour with the albumen and water. Thereupon the mixture containing essential and other oils, is added to the water mixture.

In eifecting the mixture, the oil mixture is thoroughly'shaken and is then added to the water mixture at about eight or ten ounces at a time, and in order to prevent the separation of the substances, at each time that quantities of the oil mixture and water mixture are brought together, they should be shaken vigorously, for example for two or three minutes.

Each quantity of the. oil mixture should be shaken thoroughly before being addedv to the water mixture and the mixtures brought together as quickly as possible.

mixed the same should be shaken vigorously abbut fifteen or twenty minutes in order that the contents be kept thoroughly mixed until the albumen becomes coagulated. Thereupon the molecules of the oil separate and the compoundemulsifies'. 7

After the final shaking referred to, the polish should be corked air-tight and set set aside certain chemical reactions occur and impart to the mixture a' creamy yellow color.

V During the process of producing the polish, when the oil and water mixtures are being brought together and shaken, the re- After the mixtures have been finally aside for three or four days. While thus I oz. by measure of spirits of turpentine,

adding essential oils to the second mixture, adding the second mixture to the first mixture, adding a mineral oil to the resultant product; then preparing a third mixture of 14 oz. by measure of a binder and water, and

adding the third mixture to the mixture of the first and second mixtures, the ingredients being used substantially in the proportions described.

2. Process for preparing a polish consist ing in forming a mixture of 42 oz. by measure of water and 3% oz. by weight of flour of pumice, then forming a second mixture of 1% oz. by weight of gum camphor and 6% oz. by measure of spirits of turpentine, adding essential oils to the second mixture, adding the second mixture to the first mixture, adding 12 oz. by measure of petroleum oil to themixture, adding 28 oz. by measure of methylated spirit to the mixture; then preparing a third mixture of 14 oz. by measure of whites of eggs and water and adding the third mixture to the mixture of the first and second mixtures, the ingredients being used substantially in the proportions described.

3. Process for preparing a polish consisting in forming a mixture of 42 oz. by measure of water and 3% oz.; by .weight of flour of pumice, and then forming a second mixture of 1% oz. by weight of gum camphor and 6% oz. by measure of spirits of turpentine, a ding essential oils including 1% oz. by weight of oil of cassia, 1% oz. by weight of oil of cloves, =3 of an oz. by Weight of oil of rosemary, of an oz. by weight of oil of citronella, and i of an 02. by weight of oil of Sassafras to the second mixture, adding the second mixture to the first mixture, adding 12 oz. by measure of petroleum oil and 28 .oz. by. measure of methylated spirit to the resultant mixture; then preparing a third mixture of 14 oz. by measure of whites of eggs and water and adding the third mixture to the mixture of the 'first and second mixtures, the ingredients being ,used sub- 'stantially in the proportions described.

4. A polishing compound composed of flour of pumice 3% oz. by weight, whites of eggs 14. oz.v by measure, spirits of turpentine 6% oz. by measure, gum camphor 1% oz. by weight, oil of cassia 1% oz. by welght, oil of cloves 1% oz. by weight, oil of Sassafras oz. by Weight, oil of rosemary oz. by weight, oil of citronella g oz. by welght, petroleum oil 12 oz. by measure, methylated spirits 28 oz. by measure and water 42 oz. by measure, in substantially the proportions specified.

JOHN B NJAMIN HANCOCK.

Witnesses JNo. R. Howe, WM. D. CARRINGTON. 

